Wall Street’s most notorious “artist” is back.

Mike Mayo, the outspoken bank analyst who’s compared himself to French painter Paul Cezanne, has landed a new job at Wells Fargo, the bank announced on Monday.

The mouthy gadfly — who was bearish on Wall Street’s biggest banks for 16 years — was let go from his last job at Hong Kong-based brokerage CLSA in April, but had kept himself busy with cable news appearances and popping up at bank meetings.

Mayo, 54, said he explored all his options, including starting his own firm, before ultimately deciding to go with Wells Fargo.

“They gave me the freedom to do my research,” he told The Post. Also, he added, going with a big bank saves him from the “headaches” of starting his own business.

Mayo will remain in New York and will stick to covering big banks, he said. Wells is bringing along his long-time team, including Chris Starr and Rob Rutschow, he added.

Mayo has made a reputation of going after big banks. His pointed criticism of former Citigroup CEO Chuck Prince contributed to the exec’s ouster.

He’s also gone after JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America bigs for pocketing fat compensation packages while their stock prices stagnated.

This won’t be the first time that Mayo has worked for a major bank.

In the 1990s, he worked for Credit Suisse First Boston. That relationship came to an end in 2000 after he told his clients to sell all their bank stocks.

Mayo’s February unemployment blindsided Mayo. It came less than two months after he released his first bullish report on Wall Street in 16 years.

In an interview with The Post at the time, he called that report, titled “Back in Black,” his masterpiece, compared himself to Cezanne, and broke down in tears.

Now, though, Mayo only sees tears of happiness in his future.

“In the end, this is what I want to do,” he said.